Ian McEwan is a very good writer; the first half of Atonement alone would ensure him a lasting place in English letters.


Banville on Saturday, from The New York Review of Books (source dated 10 May 2005)


Ian McEwan is a very good writer; the first half of Atonement alone would ensure him a lasting place in English letters.

Ian McEwan is a very good writer; the first half of Atonement alone would ensure him a lasting place in English letters.

Ian McEwan is a very good writer; the first half of Atonement alone would ensure him a lasting place in English letters.

Ian McEwan is a very good writer; the first half of Atonement alone would ensure him a lasting place in English letters.